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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Liver Eating Johnson, Chapters 6 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnston have to do to his own horse at the beginning of Chapter 8 because he had pushed it so hard?
(a) Shoot it.
(b) Leave it on the prairie to rest and eat.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Trade it to the Indians.

2. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) His wife accidentally shot him trying to defend the family.
(b) He was scalped and taken away, still alive, by the Indians.
(c) He killed himself rather than be taken alive by the Indians.
(d) He was saved by John Johnston.

3. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?
(a) Furs stolen from Johnston and Del Gue.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Stolen rifles.
(d) Flathead scalps.

4. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?
(a) He shot them.
(b) He untethered them and set them loose.
(c) He hid them in a secret cave.
(d) He stole them.

5. What item buried with the bones of Johnston's wife and baby revealed that the Crow were responsible for the deaths of Johnston's family?
(a) A Crow chief's tomahawk.
(b) A single Eagle feather.
(c) A beaded necklace made by the Crow.
(d) A Crow warrior's moccasin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname was given to Johnston in 1848?

2. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?

3. In 1848, what story spread through the west about the scalped and mutilated bodies of Crow warriors, and only Crow warriors, that were being found in the area?

4. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?

5. By what nickname did Mrs. Morgan become known after the attack on her family?

(see the answer key)

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